Our Advocates have a combined experience of over 75 years in parenting and advocating for children with special needs. We have lived the struggles that families face when getting the appropriate supports and services for their child. Allow our experience to help lessen the burden on your journey.
How To Read Your Child's IEP
What makes an appropriate goal that is reasonably calculated to meaningful progress?
Creating appropriate IEP (Individualized Education Program) goals is essential for supporting a child's academic and developmental progress, particularly when they have special needs such as autism. The goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART). In this session we will focus on how to ensure that your child has the appropriate goals that are resonably calculated to make meaningful progress.
Autism
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Why didn’t my child qualify for Autism on their IEP when they have a medical diagnosis?
In this parent training session, we will look deeper into the IEP qualifier for Autism, which is different from a medical diagnosis of Autism. However, having a medical diagnosis of Autism will not automatically qualify your child for an IEP.
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
What exactly does a Free Appropriated Public Education mean?
What does appropriate mean? I believe that it is appropriate for my child to have a certain support or service but the school will not agree. What more can I do to make sure that my child is receiving FAPE?
Articles & Updates
8 Steps to Advocating for Your Child at School
Being an advocate is about speaking up on behalf of your child — asking questions, raising concerns, asking for help. It’s also about teaching your child to speak up. But it’s not always easy to do.
Some parents find it difficult or uncomfortable to talk with educators. They might not feel it’s their place. They may have had bad experiences in the past. And some parents just aren’t sure what to say — or when.
But when things aren’t going well at school, you are a voice for your child, and not just at parent-teacher conferences. You know your child’s strengths, challenges, and interests. Advocating helps make sure your child has the support to thrive.
How to Get What you Want - Assert Yourself!
Is there something you want or need? Do you need help to get it? Assertiveness is the most effective form of communication for asking for and getting what you want. Discover the difference between assertive, aggressive and passive communication and learn assertiveness skills and strategies to successfully meet your needs and accomplish your goals.
This training is presented from a peer perspective by people who have lived experience with mental disabilities.
